Meanings
loden1
plural lodens
- A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
The first thing that caught my eye on this excursion was the number of grey, brown and green loden coats and hats, and how well and sensibly everyone was dressed in general, how remarkably solid were the shoes of the pedestrians of Nuremberg.
2011 [2001], Anthea Bell, transl., Austerlitz, Penguin, translation of original by W. G. Sebald, page 314 - A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
comparative more loden · superlative most loden
- Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Loden2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
loden · noun, adjective
- GermanLoden
- GermanLoden
- Englishloden
Borrowed from German Loden.
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loden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loden
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